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hung the moon

hung the moon is the simple past and past participle of hang the moon.

Meaning of hang the moon

Verb

hang the moon (third-person singular simple present hangs the moon, present participle hanging the moon, simple past and past participle hung the moon)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.
    • "Everybody in the 8th Wing thinks he hung the moon," says one of Olds's aviators. "We'd follow him anywhere."1967 June 2, “The Old Man and the MIGs”, in Time

Questions about hung the moon

What is hung the moon the simple past and past participle of?
Hung the moon is the simple past and past participle of hang the moon.

Words near hung the moon in the dictionary

  1. hung over someone's head
  2. hung parliament
  3. hung parliaments
  4. hung round
  5. hung ten
  6. hung the moon
  7. hung to
  8. hung together
  9. hung tough
  10. hung up
  11. hung up one's boots

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